Making Sense of Socially Enhanced Aggression in the Brain
Study reveals the lateral habenula plays a critical role in the priming of aggression in male mice.
Source: neurosciencenews.com
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Study reveals the lateral habenula plays a critical role in the priming of aggression in male mice.
When male animals spend time around other males of the same species, subsequent aggressive behavior tends to be amplified-; this type of priming is known as social instigation.